In Your Honor: A Thanksgiving Project for Families
The following is from a brochure about "In Your Honor," a project through New Directions International.
As this Thanksgiving season quickly approaches, you and your family might take a moment to discuss what you are thankful for. Have you ever been to a Christian seminar, conference or retreat? Did you enjoy comfortable surroundings? Perhaps you had a nice chair to sit in or a relaxing bed to sleep on. Today in Kumasi, Ghana in West Africa, there is a conference center being built that will provide training for pastors and lay leaders. The conference center was formerly a rural farm. Hopefully, in the future new
buildings will be renovated including one for women. Presently, the "women's dormitory" is a farm building that was cleaned out for their retreat.
"As I was going to the farm building, I was shocked to see many women sleeping on the floor with nothing to lie on or to protect them. When asked about the poor conditions, they explained that they just did not have funds for the women to have mattresses, mosquito netting or provisions for cleaning or resting. I was so touched that they would sleep in conditions like this just to be where they could be spiritually refreshed!" -- Mimi Mucher, guest speaker at the conference center.
There is an immediate need for seventy-two sets of supplies to improve the conference facilities. Each set is $65 and consists of the following: a foam mattress, mattress cover, sheets, pillow, pillowcase, blanket, mosquito netting, towel and washcloth. Would you consider making a donation as part of your Thanksgiving gift to the Lord as a family? "In Your Honor" is a way for your family to honor another by donating a set or more of supplies for the conference center in Ghana. In giving, you can honor a person or family who has been special to you. The person or family you choose to honor will recieve a card in the mail letting them know of the gift given in their name and thanking them for their impact and love to your family.
If your family would like to give while honoring another, please email me with your name and address and I can send you the brochure.
